Lectures & Discussions
Lafayette gives students opportunities to learn from thought leaders, innovators, and distinguished speakers about key issues affecting our world.
Often visiting speakers also spend time with students in sessions that encourage them to grasp ideas in new ways and challenge them to form and discuss their own views.
Past Distinguished Speakers
To stimulate thought, discussion, and engagement, Lafayette College presents an intellectually diverse program that brings the community face to face with notable thinkers and leaders throughout each academic year. Below is a list of some of our distinguished speakers.
Upcoming Lectures & Panels
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Oct 13, 2025
Lafayette’s Economics Department presents Daryl Fairweather in Oct. 22 talk about her new book
Daryl Fairweather, chief economist at Redfin, will present a virtual talk on Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m. in Oechsle Hall 224.
Oct 7, 2025
UCLA history Prof. Ghislaine Lydon to deliver Schlueter Lecture
In her Oct. 23 talk, Lydon will trace the connected histories of writing systems, while highlighting the revolutionary nature of script.
Oct 1, 2025
Remembering Jane Goodall
Legendary primatologist Jane Goodall delivered the Thomas Roy and Lura Forrest Jones Visiting Lecture at Lafayette College in 2013.